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George Russell is the driver to beat in Shanghai after his dominant win in Australia, and Mercedes will be in contention for another one-two finish in China. The only team who came close to crashing the party were Ferrari, but a pit strategy snafu blew their chances. A drive from seventh to second for Russell’s teammate Kimi Antonelli showed how Mercedes can sweep past other teams even if the start doesn’t go their way. By the time qualifying gets under way, the season’s first sprint race will have taken place, with Russell having taken pole position. Joey Lynch helms our lap-by-lap live blog. Giles Richards reports.
Alex Reid buckles up for our essential gateway to the weekend’s football fixtures, with breaking news, reader feedback and vibes from around the grounds as we build up to five Premier League matches. In the Championship, Coventry, the leaders, face Southampton, Tonda Eckert’s side buzzing from their FA Cup defeat of Fulham last weekend and a rapid rise into the playoff mix. Middlesbrough are also going well under Kim Hellberg and welcome Bristol City, who are seven points adrift of the playoff places after three successive defeats. In Scotland, pacesetting Hearts and second-placed Celtic are in action, while in Europe, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter feature.
